It's Personal Podcast
Welcome to ItsPersonalPodcast, hosted by Gary R. Gray Jr.—teacher, writer, storyteller, and kid from Preston now teaching in Singapore. This ain’t your typical pod. No fancy edits. No perfect soundscapes. Just real talk. Sometimes it’s Gary, solo, diving deep—into childhood, into choices, into what it means to be growing, moving, becoming. He peels back the layers, questions his “accomplishments,” wonders out loud if he’s living a full life. It’s vulnerable. It’s honest. It’s personal.
Other times, he brings folks along—educators, authors, parents, artists, people who carry stories in their pockets and wisdom in their scars. Especially those from the Global Majority. The ones often unheard. The ones worth listening to.
Together, they talk identity, joy, loss, memory, meaning. They ride the back roads of becoming.
This space is human. Unscripted. Yours.
Find Gary everywhere @GaryRGrayJr.
40:34Ep. 144 Nina Mata on her debut picture NEW, family and writing for celebrities
39:17Ep. 143 Betty C. Tang on Parachute Kids, Identity, and Growing Up Immigrant
47:36EP.142 Quartez Harris chats NEW BOOK and what happen on his writing journey
32:19Ep. 141 Lit Agent TELLS ALL about the industry, and what's it like to edit manuscripts
43:56EP.140 Jess is a public health professor, but in all her free time, she’s a passionate artist.
26:07EP.139 Black Muslim author, Rahma Mohamed shares story growing up in Canada
31:05EP.138 Hanna Cha Caldecott Honor Award-Winning Illustrator and Writer & Illustrator
36:52EP.137 Nikki Grimes Rhymes and Reasons: Exploring Children's Poetry
43:34EP. 136 Jason Reynolds on Finding Strength in Vulnerability: Discussion on 24 Seconds From Now
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